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Take That And Dave Lee

This photo was taken on the last day of several sessions I did with my ex-partner Andrew Livingstone and Take That at Unit 3 Studio in Primrose Hill, North London, in 1993. The studio is now a gym.

Guest of the Month: Bear Driver

Each month the PRS for Music Foundation invite one of the movers and shakers in the world of new music to share with us, and you, a brief history of their movements in new music and a selection of the sounds and experiences that have been inspiring them of late. This month it's Bear Driver.

Review - Tone Manual by Dave Hunter

Guitarists are as identifiable by their tone as much as they are by their choice of notes. Tone Manual by Dave Hunter is a comprehensive study of how to achieve different sounds through use of instruments, amplifiers, speakers, effects and other peripherals.

Sumudu interview

As well as her exclusive performance for M, Sumudu talks about how she got started in music, her influences and hopes for 2011.

Sets perform Wind-Up Bird

Sets are Dominic Scott, Harry Pearce, Tim Worthington, Leila Grove and Jessica Watson. Based in Leeds, the five-piece band make stunningly individualistic music. Watch this fantastic performance of their song Wind-Up Bird, recorded at PRS for Music headquarters.

Interview - Sets

In our exclusive interview the band talk about getting gigs, creating music and they reveal the story behind their song Canon.

Tom Robinson - On My iPod

M could talk to Tom Robinson all day about any of his talents – songwriter, performer, activist, broadcaster – but we're delighted to have found out what the writer of songs such as 2-4-6-8 Motorway, Glad To Be Gay and War Baby is listening to.

Sets perform Canon

Sets are a baroque-pop/anti-folk five piece. The five members of the band all study in Leeds, where they formed Sets in 2008. Their music is characterised by multiple vocal parts and use of a variety of instruments. Sets line-up consists of singer Dominic Scott and multi-instrumentalists Harry Pearce, Jessica Watson, Leila Grove and Tim Worthington.